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Illegal Gold Mining in the Brazilian Amazon: Environmental Degradation in Yanomami Indigenous Lands, and Regulatory Failures

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Illegal gold mining has emerged as a major sustainability threat in the Amazon, eroding Indigenous rights, forest integrity, and climate mitigation efforts. This study examines how international market incentives relate to the expansion of illegal mining and associated deforestation within the Yanomami Indigenous Territory (YIT) from 2008 to ...
Shirléia Lago Santos, Ana Claudia de Araujo Moxotó, Jurandir Moura Dutra   +2 more
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Overview of the sterile insect technique for Aedes aegypti in Lee County, Florida, USA

Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Background Lee County Mosquito Control District (LCMCD) is an independent taxing district that works to protect human health and improve quality of life in Lee County, Florida, USA.
Rachel Morreale, Steven Stenhouse, Johanna Bajonero, Danilo O. Carvalho, Nicole Foley, Roxanne Connelly, Aaron Lloyd, David Hoel   +7 more
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Update to the AWED (Applying Wolbachia to Eliminate Dengue) trial study protocol: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Trials, 2020
Background The AWED (Applying Wolbachia to Eliminate Dengue) trial is a parallel, two-arm, non-blinded cluster randomised controlled trial that is under way in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, with the aim of measuring the efficacy of Wolbachia-infected Aedes ...
Katherine L. Anders, Citra Indriani, Riris Andono Ahmad, Warsito Tantowijoyo, Eggi Arguni, Bekti Andari, Nicholas P. Jewell, Suzanne M. Dufault, Peter A. Ryan, Stephanie K. Tanamas, Edwige Rancès, Scott L. O’Neill, Cameron P. Simmons, Adi Utarini   +13 more
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Dengue: A mosquito borne disease

World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2023
Dengue is a highly infectious disease of the tropical countries. It is caused by any of the 4 serotypes of dengue virus and is transmitted within humans through female Aedes mosquitoes. Dengue disease varies from mild fever to severe conditions of dengue hemorrhagic fever and shock syndrome.
Akshata B. Sinare, Barkade, Ganesh D.
openaire   +1 more source

Agricultural Fungicide Mancozeb in Leaf Litter Enhances Survival and Growth of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mancozeb is one of the most widely used agricultural fungicides, exhibiting strong efficacy against a broad spectrum of phytopathogenic fungi. However, its widespread application comes at the cost of environmental contamination. Here, we show the effects of Inga vera leaf litter contamination with Mancozeb on life‐history traits of Aedes ...
Heloise Restello Remus, Gilberto Dinis Cozzer, João Tauchert, Raquel de Brito, Cássia Alves Lima‐Rezende, Jacir Dal Magro, Natalia Bastiani da Luz, Daniel Albeny‐Simões, Renan de Souza Rezende   +8 more
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Impact of Environmental Microparticles on Insect Olfaction

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Terrestrial insects underpin key ecosystem services, including pollination, herbivory regulation, decomposition, nutrient cycling, and disease control. These functions depend on chemical communication that guides insects to food, mates, hosts, shelters, and oviposition sites while helping them avoid threats.
Steve B. S. Baleba, Danube K. N. Wandji, Yves H. Tchiechoua, Komi Mensah Agboka, Iman B. Hassaballa, Victor O. Omondi, Beatrice T. Nganso, Saliou Niassy, Souleymane Diallo, Merid N. Getahun   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biological Adaptations Associated with Dehydration in Mosquitoes

Insects, 2019
Diseases that are transmitted by mosquitoes are a tremendous health and socioeconomic burden with hundreds of millions of people being impacted by mosquito-borne illnesses annually.
Christopher J. Holmes, Joshua B. Benoit   +1 more
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‘Reservoir dogs’: The emerging zoonotic risk associated with European dog imports to the UK

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The movement of dogs from continental Europe to the UK poses a growing public health threat due to the associated risk of disease incursions. Current legislation is insufficient to address the risks and pre‐import control measures are focused only on rabies virus and the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. Methods We conducted
Poppy Simonson, Tapan Bhattacharyya, Michael A. Miles   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Twenty‐one questions shaping the future of plant phenology research in the 21st century

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract This Perspective examines the critical frontiers shaping the future of plant phenology research and identifies key emerging challenges and opportunities expected to influence the field in the 21st century.
Barbara Templ, Johanna Kauffert, José A. Oteros, Sebastian Lehner, Eike Luedeling, Ester Prat, Victor Van der Meersch, Anton Vrieling, Jorad de Vries, Emma Izquierdo‐Verdiguier, Inaki García de Cortázar‐Atauri, Keke Duan, Urša Vilhar, Herminia Garcia‐Mozo, Francois Rebaudo, Haiyin Ye, Gal Oblišar, Raul Zurita‐Milla, Mahdi Khodadadzadeh, Annette Menzel   +19 more
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Amidst (waste) abundance: world‐making and struggles in hosting a municipal landfill in the Bolivian lowlands Au milieu de l'abondance (de déchets) : fabrication du monde et luttes liées à la gestion d'une décharge municipale dans les basses terres de Bolivie

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
In recent decades, solid waste has proliferated worldwide, becoming a pressing global issue. This article explores the role of Indigenous people dwelling within and upon emerging waste scenarios, with a specific focus on involved forms of sociality and ontological contestation. Drawing on the case of a municipal landfill sited on a Guarani community in
Vanesa Martín Galán
wiley   +1 more source